Regulations, Compliance and Enforcement

Some of the key issues arising from the paper on "Regulations, Compliance and Enforcement" include:

• The research paper has proposed a model for implementing the provisions of the Waste Act, which combines regulatory measures with voluntary initiatives and incentives, and only uses some regulatory measures where other mechanisms have failed. Is the conceptual model appropriate?
• What is the appropriate model and strategic approach to implementing the regulatory provisions of the Waste Act? Given the importance of norms and standards for the waste management system, what are the priorities for implementing these and how should norms and standards be developed, monitored and certified?
• Should the listing of waste management activities in terms of the Act allow for exemptions from licensing, and how should the licensing system be integrated with the WIS, NEAS and other regulatory systems?
• What criteria should be used for applying special waste management measures such as priority wastes, EPR and compulsory recycling initiatives, and how should these measures be coordinated with other government initiatives such as cleaner production and industrial policy?
• What steps are required in order to operationalise the provisions for contaminated land? Are the mechanisms for giving effect to international obligations described in the regulation paper adequate? What additional measures should be set out?
• Are the proposals for institutional arrangements and roles and responsibilities of the different institutions, including the role of the Waste Management Officers and Environmental Management Inspectors, appropriate, and are the proposed national, provincial and district fora to best way to coordinatea these functions?